Pine Street Inn, neighbors, agree to South End project
By adamg - Fri, 11/06/2009 - 12:01pm.
John Keith reports the Upton Street agreement means the Inn will only turn two of the three buildings it owns there into housing for previously homeless people and sell of the third building at market rates.
Some residents objected to the plan as too large, even though it would have meant fewer residents in the buildings than under the previous non-profit that owned the buildings.
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Not sure if "acquiesced to their demands" is the best way to put it. It came down to "provide housing now or continue in court for 2-3 years".
The "fewer residents" than
The "fewer residents" than before bit is a canard: the planned Pine Street SRO population on Upton will be very different than the prior Hope House population. As an SRO, two houses is better than three -- but STILL too much institutional housing for a small residential street.
Still fools
No, it's not too much institutional housing for a small residential street.
It's also not "SRO". These are apartments with private baths and kitchens or kitchenettes, I believe.
It's a privately-owned building; as such, the owners should be able to do whatever they like, within the limits of the law.
Who else would you like to discriminate against?